DALLAS, TEXAS – FEB. 16, 2011
Wick Phillips, a full-service business law firm, announces that David J. Drez III has joined the firm as a partner. Mr. Drez will be based in the firm’s Fort Worth office.
A trial lawyer specializing in complex business disputes, Mr. Drez represents clients in a variety of industries, including oil and gas, electric utility, real estate, banking and finance, and construction. David will continue to represent clients in federal and state courts throughout Texas, in addition to other jurisdictions. Before his move to Wick Phillips, Mr. Drez was a partner with Haynes and Boone, LLP, based in that firm’s Fort Worth office.
“We are delighted that David has decided to join the firm, and he will be a key senior member of our litigation practice,” said Todd Phillips, a founding partner of the firm. “He is a respected and highly regarded trial lawyer that is a strong addition to the Wick Phillips team. Our Fort Worth practice is growing rapidly, and adding David to the team further demonstrates our commitment to serving the Tarrant County business community.”
Mr. Drez has represented a number of high profile clients involving bankruptcy, contract disputes, and damage claims, among other commercial litigation cases. Most recently, he was the lead trial counsel in a federal fraud trial concerning the sale of two lines of fiber optic products. Mr. Drez successfully tried the case, resulting in a $12.5 million jury verdict on behalf of his client.
Licensed to practice in Texas, New York and Louisiana, Mr. Drez has more than ten years of experience in all phases of litigation in the trial and appellate courts. He is admitted in the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, all U.S. district courts in Texas and Western District of Louisiana.
“Wick Phillips continues to build a talented and diverse team of experts, and I am excited to be a part of it. The firm believes that superior legal work, in conjunction with personal service and attention to clients, is the foundation of the practice,” said Drez. “Every attorney in the firm is dedicated to achieving the best possible outcome for our clients, and as we expand, we will never lose sight of that goal.”
Mr. Drez graduated cum laude with a J.D. from Southern Methodist University, and received a B.A. from Tulane University. Prior to his affiliation with Haynes and Boone, Mr. Drez served as a law clerk for the Honorable James T. Trimble, Jr. in the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
Wick Phillips is a business law firm that specializes in Commercial Litigation, Labor and Employment, Corporate and Transactional work, Bankruptcy, and Regulatory and Securities Litigation.
